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W. JESOHKE. BOX. No. 575,399. I Patented Jan. 19, 1897.

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\VLADYSLAUS JESCHKE, 0F BROOKLYN, NET/V YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 575,399, dated January19, 1897.

Application filed MEN}! 2 7, l 8 96.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WLADYsLAUs J ESOHKE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes orReceptacles, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawin gs, forming a part thereof, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to combination workcases such as are usuallyemployed by ladies for holding needles, threads, thimbles, scissors,embroidery-needles, and other and similar articles, and also to holdersfor manicure sets, cigars, and other articles; and the object thereof isto provide an improved device of this class which is simple inconstruction and operation, and which is also very convenient, whilebeing comparatively inexpensive, a further object being to provide adevice of this class which may be made very or namental and which isadapted to serve as a table ornament.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form part, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my i1nproved work-case; Fig. 2, a plan view thereofwith the cap or cover removed; Fig. 3, a perspective view of my improveddevice when used as a cigar-holder, and Fig. 4 a similar view showingthe same adapted for use as a receptacle for a manicure set.

In the practice of my invention, reference being made to Fig. 1, Iprovide a work-case which consists of abaseA,which may be made of anydesired form and which may be cov' ered with leather and ornamented toany desired extent, and at the center thereof is arranged a cushion B,which is preferably rectangular in form and also preferably square, andat each side of said cushion is hinged or flexibly secured a plate D,which may be composed of pasteboard, cardboard, or any desired material,and these plates D are united by triangular corner-pieces E, which arecomposed of satin, silk, or similar material, and the plates D are alsocovered on their inner sides with similar material to that which SerialNo. 585,047. (No model.)

forms the triangular corner-pieces E, and said triangular corner-piecesand the cover for the plates D may be composed of a single piece, ifdesired.

Part of the plates F are provided on their upper or inner surfaces withtransverse strips (1, which may be composed of leather, silk, satin, orany preferred material and which are provided with loops or pockets 01which are adapted to serve as means for holdingthimbles,scissors,crochet-needles, knives, and other articles, and oneof said plates is also provided on its inner surface or face with aneedle-holder G, and the cushion B at the center is adapted to serve forthe purpose of holding pins and other and similar articles.

The plates D may be folded together or upwardly and inwardly, and inthis operation the corners E fold between the plates, D, as shown inFig. l; and I also provide a cap or cover II, which is provided with ahollow square body portion, which is adapted to inclose the plates Dwhen folded together or to be inserted over the same, as shown in Fig.1, and may be of any desired form, but which, as shown in the drawings,is pyramidal in form and provided with a knob or ball 71 which isadapted to serve as a handle.

The cap or cover His preferably composed of the same material as thebase A, or said base A and said cap may be covered with the samematerial, and any kind of leather or silk or satin may be employed forthis purpose.

In Fig. 3 I have shown my improved device applied for use as acigar-holder, and in this form of construction I substitute for thecentral cushion a box or receptacle B, which is designed to receivecigars, and the side plates D are adapted to be folded adjacent theretoand to inclose the same, after which the cap or cover II is placedthereover, as hereinbefore described.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the same applied for use as a receptacle orholder for a manicure set, in which the strips cl are employed forholding various articles used for this purpose, and in this form ofconstruction I substitute for the central cushion a puff-box, as shownat B, which is provided with a removable cover I), and, as will beunderstood, said plates D are in this form also adapted to be foldedupwardly, so as to inclose said puff-box, in which position the cap orcover H may be placed therein.

This device is simple in construction and operation and perfectlyadapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, and, ashereinbefore stated, it may be made as ornamental as desired.

My invention is not limited to the exact form, construction, andarrangement of parts herein shown and described, and I reserve the rightto make all such alterations therein and modifications thereof as fairlycome within the scope of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A box or receptacle of the class herein described,comprising a base, a plurality of pivoted or hinged plates connectedwith the top thereof, and adapted to be folded together so as to inclosea space designed to receive various articles, said plates beingconnected by flexible corner-pieces, and a cap or cover which is adaptedto be placed thereover, when the plates are folded, substantially asshown and'described.

2. A work-case, comprising a bottom, or base, having a central cushionformed thereon, which is rectangular in form, side plates hinged to, orflexibly connected therewith, at the base of said cushion, and adaptedto be folded by flexible corner-pieces, and a removable cap or cover,which is adapted to be placed over said side plates, when so folded,substantially as shown and described.

3. A work-case, comprising a bottom, or base, having a central cushionformed thereon, which is rectangular in form, side plates hinged to, orflexibly connected therewith, at the base of said cushion, and adaptedto be folded upwardly, said side plates being connected by flexiblecorner-pieces, and a removable cap or cover, which is adapted to beplaced over said side plates, when so folded, and each of said sideplates being provided with means for holding various articles, such asscissors, thimbles, needles, and the like, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as inyinvention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 26th day of March,1896.

WLADYSLAUS JESCHKE.

Witnesses:

0. Guam, M. A. KNOWLES.

